U.s. Labor Market

October 12, 1985|By Bruce Carden

PLENTY OF MANPOWER. The federal government has classified 20 Florida cities and counties as ''surplus labor areas,'' granting contractors in those localities preference on federal bids. The 20 areas are among 1,448 high- unemployment regions nationwide given the designation, the U.S. Department of Labor said. The 20 Florida areas include Miami, Miami Beach, Hialeah and Lakeland; and the counties of Bay, Calhoun, Collier, Glades, Gulf, Hardee, Hendry, Indian River, Lafayette, Lake, Okeechobee, Polk, Putnam, St. Lucie, Sumter and Washington.